Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

PERSONAL
Born August 2, 1994... Majoring in Biology with a minor in Education... Aspires to one day become an elementary school teacher and coach, or a college professor... Chose PBA because West Palm Beach is a gorgeous area, Coach Bloemers is awesome, and she loves the beach, plus PBA gives a great opportunity to expand her faith... Favorite verse is John 15:12... Favorite team is the Alabama Crimson Tide... Favorite athlete is Megan Willis... Daughter of Mike and Tiffany Skipper... Has one sibling: Blane.

2017 (Senior)
Spent the year splitting duties behind the plate as she made 26 starts in her 37 appearances… batted .224 in 85 at-bats on the year and had three multi-hit games… notched her first home run as a Sailfish against Shorter ( March 6)… tallied three doubles and a triple on the year… batted in seven runs on the year and had a career-high 10 runs scored.

2016 (Junior)
Serving as the primary catcher on the year, Skipper started in 44 games, making 46 appearances behind the plate… Batted .210 on the year, picking up 21 hits in 100 at bats, including two multi hit games while hitting five doubles… Drove in eight runs on the year, and scored five runs… Walked five times on the year, and led the team with 18 sacrifices… Finished the year with a .985 fielding percentage behind the dish.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL 
Achieved her AA Degree in Biology while playing at St. Petersburg College... Was an All Suncoast Conference team member while earning Defensive Player of the Year... Made the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All Academic team, National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All Academic Team, Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) All Academic Team, and the SPC team Academic Award... Also a member of Phi Theta Kappa.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played catcher at Headland High School for coaches Hannah Arrington and Heather Langford... Named to the All Wiregrass Athletic Conference team, an All State selection, and also a Rising Stars All American... Also earned the Golden Glove award and was named Defensive Player of the Year... Was the HHS Class of 2012 Salutatorian, as well as a member of the National Honor Society and the National High School Scholars of America.